Amputations

Name: Amputations at KTH Parts Industries, Inc.
Start: 2/20/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023021601 · 2/20/2023 · KTH Parts Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Nonclassifiable
Source: Nonclassifiable
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: KTH Parts Industries, Inc.
Location: 1111 State Route 235, SAINT PARIS, OHIO, 43072
NAICS: 423120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on the tongue of a buggy and placed their finger into the hole for the hitch pin on a basket. A forklift driver was picking up the tongue when the forks shifted, causing the employee to receive a partial amputation of the right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown